CSC 225 SUMMER 2014

ALGORITHMS AND DATA STRUCTURES I

ASSIGNMENT 1 - PROGRAMMING
UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA
1 Programming Assignment
The assignment is to design and implement an algorithm for the TripleSum225 problem. The
problem is dened as follows:
Input: An array A of n non-negative integers.
Output: A boolean value (true or false). If there are three indices i, j, k such
that 0 i, j, k n 1 and A[i] + A[j] + A[k] = 225, the output will be
true. If no such indices exist, the output will be false. Note that i, j
and k do not have to be distinct.
A Java template has been provided containing an empty function TripleSum225, which takes
an integer array A as its only argument, and returns a boolean value. Your task is to write the
body of the TripleSum225 function. You may assume that the provided array A conforms to
the specication above (that is, A will contain only non-negative integers).
You must use the provided Java template as the basis of your submission, and put your impl-
mentation inside the TripleSum225 function in the template. You may not change the name,
return type or parameters of the TripleSum225 function. The main function in the template
contains code to help you test your implementation by entering test data or reading it from a
le. You may modify the main function, but only the contents of the TripleSum225 function
will be marked. Please read through the comments in the template le before starting.
2 Examples
The table below shows the correct output of the TripleSum225 function on various test inputs.
In cases where the output is true, a set of three elements of the array which sum to 225 is
shown. Note that there may be more than one triple of elements which sum to 225.
Input Array Result Triple
50, 100, 75, 500 true 50 + 75 + 100 = 225
150, 125, 100, 175 false (none)
1, 200, 100, 225 false (none)
50, 25, 75 true 75 + 75 + 75 = 225
225, 500, 1000 false (none)
225, 0, 1, 5000 true 0 + 0 + 225 = 225
224, 1, 2, 2, 2 false (none)
224, 1, 0, 2, 2 true 0 + 1 + 224 = 225
3 Test Datasets
A set of input les containing test data are available under the Data tab on conneX, sorted by
their size and whether or not they contain a triple which adds to 225. You should ensure that
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your implementation gives the correct answer on these test les before submitting. It may also
be helpful to test your implementation on a variety of other inputs, since the posted data may
not cover all possible cases. Depending on the running time of your algorithm, it may not be
able to process some of the larger input les.
4 Evaluation Criteria
The programming assignment will be marked out of 50, based on a combination of automated
testing (using large test arrays similar to the ones posted on conneX) and human inspection.
There are several possible algorithms for the TripleSum225 problem, with a variety of running
times. For an input array containing n values, the simplest algorithm is (n
3
) and the optimal
algorithm is (n). The mark for each submission will be based on both the asymptotic worst
case running time and the ability of the algorithm to handle inputs of dierent sizes. The table
below shows the expectations associated with dierent scores.
Score (/50) Description
0 5 Submission does not compile or does not conform to
the provided template.
5 25 The implemented algorithm is O(n
3
) or is substan-
tially inaccurate on the tested inputs.
26 40 The implemented algorithm is O(n
2
log n). Input ar-
rays of size 10000 can be processed in under 30 sec-
onds, but arrays of larger sizes may not be feasible in
a reasonable amount of time.
41 50 The implemented algorithm is O(n), gives the correct
answer on all tested inputs, and can process arrays of
size 1000000 in under 10 seconds.
To be properly tested, every submission must compile correctly as submitted, and must be
based on the provided template. If your submission does not compile for any reason
(even trivial mistakes like typos), or was not based on the template, it will receive
at most 5 out of 50. The best way to make sure your submission is correct is to download it
from conneX after submitting and test it. You are not permitted to revise your submission after
the due date, and late submissions will not be accepted, so you should ensure that you have
submitted the correct version of your code before the due date. conneX will allow you to change
your submission before the due date if you notice a mistake. After submitting your assignment,
conneX will automatically send you a conrmation email. If you do not receive such an email,
your submission was not received. If you have problems with the submission process, send an
email to the instructor before the due date.
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